Sunday, July 24, 2011

Judge cuts damages in Minn. music downloading case (AP)

Judge cuts damages in Minn. music downloading case (AP)

Judge cuts damages in Minn. music downloading case (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 05:51 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge has again reduced the penalty imposed on a Minnesota woman for illegally sharing 24 songs online, this time from $1.5 million to $54,000.

Calif. man gets 4 years for stalking on Facebook (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:47 PM PDT

George Bronk, who had pleaded guilty in January 2011 to charges of computer intrusion, false impersonation and possession of child pornography, listens as he is sentenced to more than four years in prison in Sacramento, Calif., Superior Court Friday, July 21, 2011. Bronk, who violated the online privacy of women in 17 states, Washington, D.C., and England, had searched their Facebook pages for clues that allowed him to take over the their email accounts. After searching their folders for nude or semi-nude photographs or videos they had sent to their husbands or boyfriends, he then distributed the images to their contact lists. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - A California man who trolled women's Facebook pages searching for clues that allowed him to take over their email accounts was sentenced Friday to more than four years in state prison after a judge rejected a plea for a lighter sentence and likened the man to a peeping Tom.

Mass. judge dismisses Winklevoss suit vs. Facebook (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 02:18 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a lawsuit against Facebook filed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Harvard classmates of CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Comic-Con 2011: So what’s the deal with cosplay, seriously [Video] (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:07 AM PDT

Yahoo! News - Our intrepid reporter Ashley Esqueda was on the scene this week at San Diego Comic-Con, the conference equivalent of mecca for fans of comics and their prolific spillover into movies, TV, video games, books, and beyond. If you've never attended …

Etsy's Unofficial Music Scene Takes Off (Mashable)

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Mashable - As Lady Gaga stormed the web with promotions for Born This Way this summer -- Farmville knockoff, Starbucks virtual scavenger hunt and Gilt Groupe deal included -- her presence on one unlikely platform went largely unnoticed. Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade goods, hosted a sale of posters inspired by the album. The pop star commissioned three Etsy artists to design the posters and then signed each one, giving the profits to VH1 Save the Music.

Egypt's revolution not just about tweeting: bloggers (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Egyptian cyberactivist and executive at Google Wael Ghonim speaks with the press at Cairo's Tahrir square in February 2011 following his release after being held blindfolded by the Egyptian security service for 12 days. Six months after they launched a revolution that ousted the regime, Egyptian bloggers have acknowledged that it takes more than a Facebook page to overthrow a dictator.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Six months after they launched a revolution that ousted the regime, Egyptian bloggers have acknowledged that it takes more than a Facebook page on the Internet to overthrow a dictator.

Will Apple Launch a White iPod touch? (PC Magazine)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:03 AM PDT

PC Magazine - Rumor has it, Apple is planning a white version of the fifth-gen iPod touch.

Find bargains over your phone with DealNews for Android (Appolicious)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - I think the old saying goes — you can't be too rich or too thin or have too many bargains. Perhaps the economic times are driving the deal-palooza frenzy going on now, but the current shop-'til-you-drop contenders for Android include Groupon, Google Offers and now DealNews.

Social Media Background Checks Are Going to Be Popular (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:37 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | While the concept of a social media background check is something that privacy advocates everywhere will want to take a shot at, what the practice really does is hold people accountable for their actions. Companies today want to know if an applicant has posted odd videos on the Internet or blog posts that contain racist or unsavory content, and every company deserves a chance to really know who exactly is applying for a job.

Interview: Entourage actors Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrara still have game (Digital Trends)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 04:45 AM PDT

Digital Trends - Before filming the eighth and final season of HBO’s hit TV series, “Entourage,” actors Kevin Dillon (Drama) and Jerry Ferrara (Turtle) reprised their characters in a series of viral videos for Electronic Arts’ Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit game. With the seventh season now on Blu-ray and the final season airing on HBO, the Entourage stars still have game. The actors talk about their love of fast cars and video games.

Cataline HD tops iPad Games of the Week (Appolicious)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Appolicious - In this edition of iPad Games of the Week, Cataline HD borrows from the game physics of Angry Birds and you defend earth from the dreaded Flamions in Allied Star Police, a game developed by PopCap with the input of 9-year-old Owain Weinert. Enjoy these titles and more!

Amy Winehouse family pleads for "privacy and space" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 01:14 PM PDT

Reuters - The family of Amy Winehouse sought "privacy" from the public eye on Sunday, one day after the young, beehive-haired soul singer's untimely death, which sent fans rushing to download her songs in remembrance.

New iPhone app tracks the “misery” of Chicago sports fans (Appolicious)

Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Appolicious - Chicago sports fans are living in the worst of times. The White Sox are underachieving while the Cubs are historically bad. Who knows how the Bears will look after a long layoff and if there will even be a Bulls season this year.
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